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Asylum Sundays
Open run: Sun 7 PM
708-932-0652Spoken Word/Poetry Slams/Open Mikes, Open Mikes and Jams
Poetry and performances with live band accompaniment by Verzatile. Includes networking.
$10
Hoodoo Love
Through 7/28: Fri-Sat 8 PM, Sun 3 PMTheater & Performance
Katori Hall's drama about a willful young woman who uses hoodoo charms to snare the heart of a rambling, womanizing bluesman is a cautionary tale about the use and abuse of magic. What makes the play extraordinary is how well Hall develops her characters, and how deftly she writes dialogue. Director Artisia Green's four-person cast adeptly flesh out the text, grabbing us at each entrance and keeping us entranced to the end. Katrina Richard, in particular, soars as Toulou, the play's plucky but hapless protagonist. Her performance is rich, quirky, and always fascinating. —Jack Helbig $30
AfriCOBRA: Prologue
5/10-7/7Galleries
"Into the sixties a word was born . . . BLACK." The poet Haki R. Madhubuti composed this line for a poem he wrote decades ago, but when he read it aloud at the South Side Community Art Center recently, the words still reverberated. Madhubuti was the keynote speaker at the opening of "AfriCOBRA: Prologue—The 1960s and the Black Arts Movement," the first of three exhibitions on AfriCOBRA's history, aesthetic philosophy, and cultural impact that together make up "AfriCOBRA in Chicago," a series jointly organized by the SSCAC, the Logan Center for the Arts, and the DuSable Museum of African American History. The word "black" did indeed take on new political and aesthetic meanings in the 1960s, when the raised fist became a symbol of pride and African-American writers, performers, and artists began launching their own journals, publishing companies, and exhibition spaces. Madhubuti himself founded Third World Press, one of the first black-owned publishing houses in the U.S. and now the country's largest, in 1967. Continue reading >>
Red, White, Blue, and Black
OngoingMuseums
Artifacts and objects from the Revolutionary War through the Vietnam War documenting the history of African-Americans in the armed forces.
Fast Forward . . . Inventing the Future
OngoingMuseums
An exhibit showcasing new technology and innovations in agriculture, transportation, entertainment, energy, and more, presented through videos, models, and prototypes of inventions.
You! The Experience
OngoingMuseums
This permanent exhibit explores health, well-being, and the workings of the human body.
Great Wall to the Great Lakes
OngoingMuseums
Materials documenting the history of Chinese immigration in Chicago. $2, $1 students and seniors.
From the Streets to the Cloud
Through 6/30:Galleries
A retrospective of the work of street artist Chaz Bojorquez, dating back to his earliest works from the late 60s.
Cocktails & Clay
Second Friday of every month, 8 p.m.-12 a.m.Special Events
Hands-on ceramics, drinks, music, and dancing. $15 suggested donation.
Science Storms
OngoingMuseums
New permanent exhibit that re-creates tornadoes, lightning, tsunamis, avalanches, and other natural phenomena to explore the science of storms.
